Second-year INDY NXT driver Myles Rowe passed championship leader Dennis Hauger for his first career victory, becoming the first Black driver to win in the IndyCar feeder series.

NEWTON, Iowa — Myles Rowe, whose love for racing started from go-karting, became the first Black driver to win an INDY NXT Series race, as he captured the 75-lap event Saturday at Iowa Speedway. Rowe passed series points leader Dennis Hauger with 14 laps remaining and cruised to the win by more than a second on the 0.894-mile oval.

Rowe became the first Black driver in the history of Indy NXT to score a race victory when he took the checkered flag first on Saturday.